The Washington Redskins continued their long-standing tradition of making a mockery out of their controversial franchise, this time with an apparent phony fan Twitter account.

The embarrassed team posted an identical tweet from “Redskins Facts,” a supposed Redskins fan community, to their official Washington Redskins account within a matter of minutes.

Redskins Facts — a supposedly independent group — describes itself as a “growing online community of passionate Washington Redskins fans and others who support the team’s use of its name and logo.” But it seems the account is run by social media staffers of the Redskins.

This isn’t the first time Washington has had a social media blowup. On Thanksgiving, the team posted a tweet from the team’s official account, “Wishing you and your family a Happy #Thanksgiving.” Twitter users reacted harshly after the team’s logo of an American Indian was embedded in the tweet.

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The controversial team name, which President Barack Obama said he’d “think about changing,” has remained with the NFC East leaders since 1933.

Despite numerous protests demanding a change to the mascot and name, embattled owner Dan Snyder continues to remain oblivious and remains content with the moniker. In 2013, he penned a letter in the Washington Post asking for respect for the team’s name.

In 2014, senators called upon NFL commissioner Roger Goodell to change the Redskins’ name, arguing it supported bigotry.

This past July, the Redskins started to lose legal ground on the offensive name after US District Judge Gerald Lee refused to extend six trademark registrations that were originally nixed for being offensive to Native Americans. Lee agreed with the US Patent and Trademark Office that the Redskins name “might disparage Native Americans.”